Extractions: WHAT ARE OFTEN THE CAUSES OF REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES? What Are The Causes? Repetitive and/or static wrist and finger flexion causes the flexor muscles which 'close' the hand to develop more strength than the wrist and finger extensor muscles that 'open' the hand. This quickly leads to a "muscle imbalance" of the wrist and hand because of the lack of activities that require direct stimulation of the extensor muscles; such as opening a door or holding onto the steering wheel of a car with the backside of the hands. Performing repetitive wrist and finger flexion causes inflammation of the flexor tendons due to friction within the severely compressed carpal tunnel; ultimately aggravating the existing symptoms, and leading to possible irreversible damage of the underlying tendons, blood vessels and median nerve. Can The Symptoms Of These Injuries Be Reversed? In Most Cases. Performing active stretches and exercises with FLEXTEND can often help correct the strength and length differences between muscle groups. Equalizing the flexor to extensor strength and length ratio will often create balance on both sides of the finger, wrist and elbow joints, which can help reduce the impingement/compression within and around these joints.

Extractions: BUPA Health insurance Financial protection Hospitals Care homes ... International cover Individuals Business Intermediaries Health professionals ... BUPA members Find local health and fitness facilities BUPA services around the world at bupa.com health information health factsheets Published by BUPA's Health Information Team June 2003 Carpal tunnel syndrome is a fairly common condition that occurs when there is too much pressure on a nerve in the wrist. There is usually aching, numbness or tingling in the thumb, some of the fingers and sometimes part of the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome affects about 1 in 100 people at some point in their life. Men and women of any age can develop it, but it is most common in women in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Sometimes carpal tunnel syndrome is triggered by a persons occupation, and can lead to the person being unable to work. Most cases of carpal tunnel syndrome can be prevented by stopping or reducing the activity that stresses the fingers, hand, or wrist, or by changing the way in which activities are done. Where is the carpal tunnel?

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Extractions: On This Page: Why Use It? What Does It Do? How Does It Work? Have you had any of these problems in you hand, wrist or arm? Burning, Tingling, Pain, Fatigue, Weakness of Grip, Loss of Dexterity, Stiffness, Soreness, Cramping, Numbness, Coldness, Swelling, Throbbing, Atrophy of the Hand. In advancing cases, you may feel pain or cramping around the base of the thumb or your thumb may become nonfunctional. Symptoms may strike long after activity has ended, often during sleep. Don't ignore them! Most victims are surprised by the swiftness with which a few mild occurrences can degrade into a long-term problem. Many find that the symptoms take less and less effort to produce then just never go away. They are usually the consequence of a Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Surgery has risks and is often not a cure. Many people will never overcome it once it becomes severe. Click here for more prevention tips. Developed by CTS sufferers, this easy-to-use, inexpensive exerciser will probably amaze you . The Stretch-assager integrates a combination of beneficial actions into one fast, easy and effective exercise that can relieve and/or prevent symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in just minutes a week. The Stretch-assager was the

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Extractions: of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome was a . There is nothing new whatsoever about carpal tunnel syndrome. Human beings have had carpal tunnel syndrome for as long as there have been carpal tunnels. The first open carpal tunnel release was described in 1947 and nothing changed very much for 50 years until the advent of the endoscopic procedure in 1990. Along about the same time, the media publicized the fact that some individuals involved in repetitive type work activities, such as those who work on computers all day, have an increased incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome. In point of fact, most people who come in the hand surgeons office with carpal tunnel syndrome are perplexed as to why they have this disease because they do not engage in classical repetitive type work activities Carpal tunnel syndrome is easily understood if one begins with the anatomy. The carpal tunnel is formed by a semi-circle of carpal bones on three sides. The fourth side that forms the carpal tunnel is the